Roller-supporting stile for drawers



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J. A. MALEY AND AfDEHKING. ROLLER SUPPORTING STILE FR DRWEBS.

APPLICATION'man MAR. s, 1920A 1,364,396. Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

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UNITED STATES JOI-IN A. MALEY ANI) AUGUST DIERKING, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO.

ROLLER-SUPPORTING STILE FOR DRAWERS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1921.

Application led March 3, 1920. Serial No. 362,989(

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, .loi-1N A. MALEY and AUGUST DIERKING, citizens of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Roller-Supporting Stiles for Drawers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to air improved roller supporting guide or stile for drawers, and an object ofthe invention is to provide a device of this lrind which may be made as an article of manufacture, and constructed in lineal feet, adapted to be cut into various lengths for the construction of frame bottoms for drawers, or for drawer slides, in other words, guides or supports for the drawers.

Another object of the invention is to provide a drawer guide or stile, which is provided with a longitudinal groove merging into lateral counter-sunk portions, and also which may be constructed by the use of a molding machine so as to provide said groove and the adjoining counter-sinks. In this instance, a special tool is necessary to be used in connection with the molding machine, for cutting the groove in the. guide.

A further object of the invention is to provide a guide, which is in the form of an elongated support or strip, longitudinally grooved as specified, and adapted to be cut in lengths, as may be desired, so that roller supporting castings may be fitted into the groove at various points throughout y,the length ofthe guide, so that a drawer will easily and eiliciently operate in the drawer receiving opening of an article of furniture'.

The invention still further aims to provide a drawer guide which is provided with a groove for the reception of roller supporting castings at different points on one face, and a mortisein one edge, whereby a stile may be' 'used for constructing a bottom frame for drawers, of sucha character as to use a panel.

The invention additionally aims to provide an improved article of manufacture of this kind, capable of being ymanufactured for a relatively low cost and sold at a reasonable profit. y y

While the design and construction at .present illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, itis obvious that as a result of a the same in desired lengths.

port or guide, preferably the front support or guide, said support or guide being constructed in lineal feet similar to the char` acter of molding construction.

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view through a drawer, showing 'the same provided with a paneled bottom and the end pieces to complete the construction of the bottom of the drawer, and also showing the guides for the drawer,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on theiine 3-3 of Fig. 2, showing the rear end piece of the drawer, 1

Fig. i is a view of a modified form of guide,

Fig. 5 is an enlargeddetail view of the guide, constructed in lineal feet to be cut in any suitable' lengths,

Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view -of one of the roller cast-ings, and f Fig. 7 is a detail view showing a niodiiied form, in which the mortisye 25 is formed, for the reception of the tenon 26, Fig. 8 is a modified view showing a 4modified forni of guide which -is grooved transversely and mounted on the inner face of the side of the article of furniture.

Referring more especially to the drawings, particularly Fig. l, l designates the drawer andf the guide, which acts to slidably support the drawer. The stile or guide 2 of the drawer is constructed from a strip, such as shown in Fig. 5, by simply cutting The guide as shown in Fig. l, or the molding as shown in Fig. 5 is provided with a longitudinal groove 3 on one face. This groove 3 at its opposite side portions merges into beveled or diverging inclined walls 4i, which in turn merge into countersinlrs or depressions 5.

This particular forni of groove with the` walls 4.- and the countersinks extend longitudinallythe full length of the strip, audit ico is obvious that roller supporting castings 6 corresponding in shape to the groove, may be secured therein at any desired points at required intervals by means of screws 7. Suitable rollers 8 have their pintles 9 journaled in bearings of the castings.

The desired lengths of guide` strips are kcut in lengths, such as shown in'lfig. k5, according to the size that may be required. These guide strips may be arranged to form a frame bottom, or used as slides for the drawer. The roller supporting castings 8 may be fastened in the groove of the guide at the desired predetermined points, so that the drawer operating thereon may easily and very efficiently reciprocate without binding.

In Figs. 2 and 3 the drawer is provided with a paneled framebottom and by this construction the drawer is considerably strengthened, and made rigid. In such a construction, the strip sections constitute the back pieces of the drawer bottom, and these pieces or stiles engage under the rear end pieces of the drawer. The back piece or stile 11 is provided with mortises 12 on certain of its longitudinal edges, for the reception ofthe tenons 13 of the panel le, which panel in turn is provided with tenons 15 to enter the mortises 16 of the sides of the drawer, thereby aording a rigid and very eciently reinforced paneled frame bottom for the drawer. In Fig. 1 the bottom 17 of the drawer is in the form of a panel having tenons 18 to enter mortises of the front `piece 1 of the drawer, there being shoulders 18L to reinforce the connection. The ends of the stile 11 in Fig. 2 has shoulders 15a adjacent to the tenons 15. Also in F ig. 1, the stile, in this instance constituting a slide for the drawer, is provided with a mortise 2O which receives tenons 21 of the ends of pieces 22, which act to reinforce the guides as well as assisting in reinforcing the structure of the article of furniture.

In F ig. 4 the strip is cut across the grain, to form a groove, for the support of roller supporting castings., 'Ihe groove, however, in this instance is the same shape` as that shown in the other gures; therefore the parts thereof are designated by the same reference characters. Furthermore, the end of the strip in Fig.v 4C has a tenon 23 to enter a mortise 24 of the frame of the article of furniture, or it may be constructed with a mortise 25 as shown in F ig. 7, to receive a tenon 26. Strips of this character may be made in the various lengths according to the various sizes of furniture, and kept in stock according to such sizes of furniture, instead of'making the molds in lineal feet, which are `adapted to be cut in different lengths for various dimensions of furniture. `However, such sections may be cut from the strips shown in Fig. 5 to act as supports for a drawer, and in such an instance the roller and its casting may be carried by each.

In constructing this kind of support, particularly on a molding machine, a special tool (not shown) is designed to be employed, so as to cut a groove corresponding to that described in the drawings.

Strip supports in lineal feet with the grooves transversely cut and made in different required lengths according to the most popular dimensions of furniture may be kept in stock, and sold in bulk to the furniture factories. Furthermore, the roller supporting castings may also be kept in stock and likewise sold to the furniture factories, and when an article of furniture is in the course of construction the roller supporting castingsr may be secured by the screws to any desired points throughout the length of the stiles or slides, after which the stiles or slides are placed in position, according to the construction of the article of furniture, and according to the specifications of a designer of furniture.

Also in Fig. 2 the drawer is supported upon strip guides, which are provided with modified forms of grooves 28 for the reception of the castings 29 of the roller bearings 30, which are mounted in bearings of the castings 31, which are secured in place by the screws 32.

In order to permit drawers heavily filled to freely slide in the frame of the article of furniture, metal strips 29a and 22a are secured in the bottom edge of the drawer side, and in the drawer slide frame. These strips 29a and 22L are disposed so that their edges are engaged by the rollers, thereby reducing the frictionto a minimum and permitting the drawer to freely move.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is 1. As an article of manufacture, a guide for drawer construction, comprising a strip having on one face thereof a longitudinally extending groove, the bottom of said groove being semi-circular in cross section, said groove beyond the sides of the vsemicircular portion having diverging beveled parts merging into countersinks, and roller supporting castings corresponding in shape to and adapted to engage said groove bot'- tom and the diverging beveled parts and the countersinks. v

2. As an article of manufacture, a guide for drawer construction, com rising a strip having on one face thereof a ongitudinally extending groove, the bottom of said groove being semi-circular in cross section, said groove beyond the sides of the semi-circular portion having diverging beveled parts merging into countersinks, roller supporting castings corresponding in shape to and engaging the groove bottom and the beveled parte and Said oountersinks, one edge of said molding having a longitudinal groove oonstituting a mortise to receive a tenon or tongue of an adjacent part of a member of an article of furniture.

8. A guide for drawer construction, comprising opposite pieces having mortises, an elongated guide strip having at its opposite ends tenons to engage the mortises, one face of the guide strip having a longitudinally extending groove, the bottom of said groove being semi-circular in cross-Section, said groove beyond the sides of the semi-circular portion having diverging beveled parts, and roller supporting castings corresponding in shape to and engaging the groove bottom and the diverging beveled parts.

In testimony vvhereoi:I We hereunto aix our signatures.

JOHN A. MALEY. AUGUST DIERKING. 

